Founder’s Day

National Beta was founded in 1934 by Dr. John W. Harris in South Carolina. He founded the organization on the pillars of achievement, character, leadership, and service. In honor of our National Founder, we invite clubs to celebrate our motto, “Let Us Lead by Serving Others” on Founder’s Day. We encourage all National Betas to make service a priority, not just today but every day.

Save the Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

How it Works

Discover ways for your Beta Club to serve your community. Consider activities such as planting shrubs, serving meals, sending get-well cards to hospital patients, organizing a food drive, preparing care packages for troops overseas, performing random acts of kindness, and much more. Check out our Service Idea Guide for a list of donation-based, event-based, and activity-based service projects.

Founder’s Day Contest

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be selecting our three favorite projects to win a Beta Shop gift card! On October 25, 2024, we encourage you to share photos and videos of your club serving the community on social media. If you’ve pre-ordered t-shirts, we’d love to see you wearing them in your pictures.

To enter, simply use #FoundersDay24 when posting on Facebook, Instagram, and X. We’ll be featuring your club on social media and sharing your impact with fellow Betas. Winners will be announced on November 1.

Order a 2024 Founder’s Day Merchandise

Order Founder’s Day t-shirts and trading pins for everyone in your club. Please be aware that these items are available for pre-order only, with a deadline of September 19, 2024. All orders will be shipped by October 11, 2024.

T-Shirts and trading pins are available for purchase through the Beta Shop until September 26.
Cost is $15 each for t-shirts and $5 for trading pins; all orders of 10 t-shirts or more will likely qualify for free shipping.
Sizes: Youth Small-4XL
Shirts will ship by October 11th.

Order T-Shirts

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Founder’s Day 2024 Recap

We were so excited to see so many Betas leaving their mark on their communities during Founder’s Day 2024. Check out some pictures of the service projects completed by Betas! Plus, this year we held a special contest! Based on submissions via our hashtag #FoundersDay24, we selected our three favorite service projects and gift the winners a Beta Shop gift card.